Install on a Beige G3

[Daniel Gimpelevich]

Yes, getting cache-slot processor upgrades to work under Linux is a
challenge, but IIRC, the 8600 took processor-slot upgrades, which are
quite another matter. All they need is a simple kernel argument to work
right.

On Wed, 13 Apr 2005 11:13:29 -0400, Kenneth Browne wrote:

> On Tue, 2005-04-12 at 22:27, Barry wrote:
>> On 12 Apr 2005 16:09:07 -0500, Jim Ricken <jsac346 at hotpop.com> wrote:
>> > On Mon, 2005-04-11 at 09:23, Barry wrote:
> 
> 
>> > Mac 8600
>> > Sonnet Cresendo G4 400Mhz proc card
>> > ATI Rage128 15meg video card
>> > 496megs Ram
>> > 
>> > Thanks Jim
>> > 
>> 
>> An 8600 is my next project. It's my last ancient Mac, but mine has a
>> G3 upgrade card. I'll let you know if I have any luck.
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> 
> Don't get your hopes up about getting the G3 upgrade to work on the
> 8600. My experience is based on a 5500/225 with a Sonet G3 upgrade card
> in the L3? slot. The basic problem is that for it to work you need to
> have a minimal Mac OS install for bootx (and other extensions...namely
> the extension for the G3 card) After many attempts I got as far as
> having a working YDL3 install but without support for the G3 upgrade.
> You probably can get YDL working on the 8600, but you need to load the
> G3 extension in YDL and as far as I know there's no way to do that now.
> It's been over a year since I was trying this out so maybe someone's
> come up with a solution, but with older hardware I wonder who would take
> the time to develop a solution???
> If you do get it working pass the solution along as I still have one of
> those PPC5500's in storage! ;-)